The Lancaster Baptist Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the St. Monica Academy Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster Baptist's defense has only allowed 27.2 points per game this season, so St. Monica Academy's offense will have their work cut out for St. Monica Academy.
Last Friday, Lancaster Baptist was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 38-33 to Desert Christian. It was the first time this season that Lancaster Baptist let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, St. Monica Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 43-31 to Desert Christian.
Lancaster Baptist's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for St. Monica Academy, they bumped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lancaster Baptist came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Monica Academy in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 27-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster Baptist since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
